CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,182,164	$ 2,435,041
Investment securities	240,140us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	174,399us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Receivables, net	237,957us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	241,932us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Inventories	72,223us-gaap_InventoryNet	74,739us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other	49,847	42,703
Total current assets	2,782,331us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	2,968,814us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment, net	5,855,842us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	4,934,449us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Restricted cash	977	199,936
Investment securities	10,173us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent	79,989us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent
Intangible assets, net	112,367	30,767
Deferred financing costs, net	84,413	67,926
Deposits and other assets	212,515us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	91,001us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	4,243	4,148
Total assets	9,062,861us-gaap_Assets	8,377,030us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts and construction payables	303,284us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	272,861us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	1,050us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Current portion of land concession obligation	30,814	29,341
Customer deposits	548,818us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent	704,401us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
Gaming taxes payable	137,269wynn_GamingTaxesPayableCurrent	205,260wynn_GamingTaxesPayableCurrent
Accrued compensation and benefits	113,228	83,769
Accrued interest	107,318us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	101,442us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Other accrued liabilities	67,587us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	53,375us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred income taxes, net	4,847us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	4,035us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	1,313,165us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	1,455,534us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	7,345,262us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	6,586,518us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Land concession obligation	15,987	46,819
Other long-term liabilities	152,131us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	141,465us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes, net	25,225	14,343
Total liabilities	8,851,770us-gaap_Liabilities	8,244,679us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; 40,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock, par value $0.01; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 114,426,960 and 114,170,493 shares issued; 101,439,297 and 101,192,408 shares outstanding	1,144us-gaap_CommonStockValue	1,142us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Treasury stock, at cost; 12,987,663 and 12,978,085 shares	(1,145,481)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(1,143,419)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	948,566us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	888,727us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,505	2,913
Retained earnings	164,487	66,130
Total Wynn Resorts, Limited stockholders’ deficit	(28,779)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	(184,507)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	239,870us-gaap_MinorityInterest	316,858us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	211,091	132,351
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 9,062,861	$ 8,377,030

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682